Physical inactivity or low fitness is a strong determinant of chronic diseases.

There are a lot of health benefits in doing exercise.

It is often said that exercise is a polypill, which means it treats a lot of ailments.

The main disease that exercise can prevent is heart disease. There are many other health conditions prevented by exercise. The main ones include obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, depression and some cancers.

A person needs to do regular physical activity in order to reap the health benefits of exercise.

The recommendation is 150 minutes a week of moderate intensity exercise or 75 minutes per week of high intensity exercise, or a combination of both.

HOW MUCH EXERCISE DO I NEED EVERY DAY TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH?

There are three types of recommended exercise to do - aerobic exercise, resistance exercise and flexibility exercise.